WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR LEAVENWORTH COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY , ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * LOCATION ...PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. * TIMING ...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE QUICKLY TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY ...WITH A ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. * IMPACTS ...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SOME TRAVEL PROBLEMS ... ESPECIALLY ON LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS ...THOSE AREAS WHERE THE PAVEMENT REMAINS WET MAY BE PRONE TO THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE DUE TO A FLASH FREEZE WITH THE RAPID ONSET OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES. SHOULD THIS OCCUR VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL SEND TEMPERATURES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS ...RESULTING IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ...SLEET ...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 03:53:50 +0000
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